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This building looks like it has no business staying upright. Technically its one of the skinniest skyscrapers in the world. At fifty stories tall, it only touches down on a base is 35 (11m) feet wide. This is 150 N. Riverside in Chicago and in this video we explore the engineering for why this building doesn't' fall over and why it looks this way in the first place. We talk with the building's architect and get a tour of this amazing structure.
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@iancowan3527 Год назад

Turning 6,000 sqft into 1.2 mil sqft... Is an awesome trick. But doing so in Chicago, on the waterfront, with an almost insane level of construction restrictions - and created as such a breath take building to look at and to look out of = is a pure marvel to behold!

@oddities-whatnot 3 месяца назад

The word “insane” should be banished from RU-vid comments. It is so over used, its like those who say plot twist or hold my beer.

@Jordan-sy7my 3 месяца назад

@@oddities-whatnothold my pocket.

@zumabbar 2 месяца назад

@@oddities-whatnot plot twist, it's insane to hold my beer

@sgtjonzo 2 месяца назад

@@oddities-whatnotyou're insane

@nannerz1994 Год назад

I used to be a tour guide on the river and this was one of my favorite buildings to talk about!

@gamemasteranthony2756 Год назад

I actually was on one of those river tours last year when they talked about the architecture of the city. I remember this building being talked about as well.

@gamemasteranthony2756 Год назад

@@prabhuraaj101 Doubt it. I never took a tour of the building itself.

@Aztesticals 6 месяцев назад

Its offered. I tried to join a group of architecture students who got invited by their professor who knew someone. I wasnt allowed to go because i wasnt in the class or getting the degree. Really upset. Looked so damn cool and they got to see a whole bunch of the maintenance areas. Damn roomate got to go up into tiapei 101 and the patronas tower. I got to go whre the make eggs for vaccine. What kinda trade off is that@gamemasteranthony2756

@skyerune Год назад

I live in Chicago. It's so mollifying to see such high quality content about our city. It doesn't get as much love as NY, and it should!

@rosezingleman5007 Год назад

No better place than Chicago if you’re an architect in America.

@ntdscherer Год назад

What were you angry about?

@Naveandlaen Год назад

Terrible use of the word mollifying

@kavalogue Год назад

Im so sorry to hear that

@squidinkRC Год назад

I don’t think you know what mollifying is

@kevinkuntz8413 Год назад

Awesome work Stewart! Really appreciate you presenting structurally engineering concepts in a digestible fashion for people without an architectural or engineering background to understand. One other interesting fact about 150 N Riverside is that while in day to day use the horizontal thrusts induced at the base of the building balance out, conditions when there is a lot more vertical load on one side of the building than the other had to be considered. Like when there are fireworks at Navy Pier with everyone looking out on the East side of the building while no one is on the West side. Just another exciting challenge that needed to be considered in this engineering and architectural marvel!

@JohnFromAccounting Год назад

I love these kinds of projects. It's not an ego project. It's not a statement of a movement in architecture. It's the work of great engineers and architects that wanted to efficiently use unused space.

@jacobmassey3897 Год назад

So for that reason surely it is an ego project because they've built it simply because they could?

@rickyrunks510 Год назад

A whole lot of ego involved. Definitely a statement piece

@kylefreitas2386 Год назад

@@rickyrunks510Chicago is know as the Y city, no ego involved, purely a memoir to the city

@Weekndgroupie Год назад

definitely a culmination of all those factors, including ego lmao

@austincrittenden5363 Год назад

Who cares it’s a work of art

@devinmay3038 Год назад

I really love your videos of Chicago. Me and a friend were just there for a few days. We took an architectural boat tour down the river. We passed right by the building. It's such an incredible design and feat of engineering. Keep up the great uploads!

@_thomas1031 Год назад

That is incredible how the y shape compliment the river shape and peace sign theme in Chicago, never thought of it😄🙌

@christophercasey7388 Год назад

It was interesting that you showed the Citicorp building because it had some. serious design flaws and was one oft he first skyscrapers to use the tuned mass damper.

@LUIS-ox1bv Год назад

Yes. Way back during the 70s.

@Ariridesbikes Год назад

There's a building in Mexico City that was originally built for chemical company Celanese that also incorporates a similar overhang. As well as the overhang it also has several interesting aspects. It was originally built from the top to the bottom, the core was built first and after that the main building areas were built from the top to the bottom, hanging on wires that still work to this day. The second funky aspect of it is how its layout is organized around the main stairs, all of the offices are open to them and there are no specific floors per se, the only full floors are the top floor and entry lobby.

@ooooneeee Год назад

Rad! What's the building called?

@Ariridesbikes Год назад

@@ooooneeee it's the Edificio Celanese (Celanese Building) by Ricardo Legorreta, it's also known as "La Paleta" (The Popsicle) by the people of Mexico City. Celanese has long since sold the building and currently it is leased by the Mexican department of education if memory serves me right.

@juandavidgiraldo518 Год назад

Basically it's an inverted pendulum building, they are not rare at all, there are some in Spain too, in Colombia (mi country) more specifically in Bogotá there are 2 building like this, once is the UGI building and the other is the Colseguros building, they are technically very interesting to analyze more when you notice that this city has a floor jelly-like cause it's made of limes and expansive clays, a total latinoamerican engineering achievement, the 60s and 70s was the gold time of this, now my country only build bad and making a 2 years project in 10 years ¬_¬

@maccarnold Год назад

I have lived in Mexico city all my life (46 years) and didn’t know about it. 😮

@1puppetbike Год назад

You could rename this video.. "The largest I-beams ever made!" Fantastic presentation

@AnnMarieKing Год назад

As a complete lay person, I found the engineering explanations in this video utterly fascinating. So ingeniously designed. Thanks!

@neuvocastezero1838 Год назад

It's interesting to see that the I-beams were custom made for the trusses. Were any special considerations made for the concrete mix of the foundation?

@nolesy34 Год назад

Possibly reinforced I mean cement is cement there is science to it however at the end of the day it's sand and lime and calcium Its additions that count

@greggreg2263 Год назад

Beautiful building great design I like the way the glass enclosed is the inside at the base. those are some serious, big I-beams😁

@legokid1902 Год назад

I work on some of the boats that go up and down the river, I normally give a cut down version of what you explain but everyone from out of town always finds this building so interesting!

@anthonysmith4072 Год назад

In reference to Citicorp Center: Not welding crews, the problem was the steel connections were originally made with bolts, they were replaced with hot rivets to fix the mistake.

@kodyjbosch1 Год назад

It's both a quite beautiful and very interesting building. it's so true that some of the best design emerges from Constraints. Constraints in a program are a great help to a design rather than a hindrance. Chicago is still my favorite American city. Just the culture of the people, and also the approach that urban design takes there. Even though this is a case of increasing density in an already dense urban fabric, it doesn't feel too confined. I live near Seattle in Washington state and visit there often. The Development of tall buildings in Seattle has felt like a cancer , a malignancy consuming the city (every time I go there more of the space needle is "Consumed" by the building scape) - whereas in Chicago it feels like a good use of space. More buildings can compound urban problems, in the case of Seattle - Homelessness, crime, anxiety, etc etc. Regardless of the cultural situation I do like this building. :)

@ILLAILLS Год назад

Love this piece. Watched this building being built from start to finish. Definitely brings life to the branch of the river

@aristoth Год назад

Love to see these interviews with these firms to really get some deep dives into the problem solving

@mravocadoman2904 Год назад

I remember the first time I saw this building under construction and I was very impressed and proud of the project 😂 that is awesome. Love this city

@scotth7267 Год назад

This video is incredibly well done. Definitely earned a subscriber!

@TheGrinningViking Год назад

From a design standpoint I'd say it was one very sturdy tower with overhangs on either side. They balance each other. They went with building out the base towards the bottom, but a slightly more flexible tower with wind breaks and a lighter independent support under each floor might have worked as well, with several smaller tuned mass dampers or an active support system rather than one big one adding weight to the top. You'd need each side floor to be very light and not to support the floors above it that way though. Not an insurmountable problem, but interesting! Their way was more direct but I hope they have a system to watch the load as they fill up office space. If everyone likes the view of the river the distribution of weight might grow uneven over time. I'm sure they considered that though.

@kevinconnor6035 Год назад

This is an engineering marvel, but I have to admit that every time I see this building I think "No way in hell would I go up those floors." On the plus side, this brings back thoughts of the river and kayaking alongside all the walkers. Warm weather is almost here!

@miranda1594 Год назад

I've used that amtrack station so many times and never realized where exactly it was lol - neat!!

@mediaassassin Год назад

I love the cat, showing up at the 7:00 mark, by his right elbow. - HA

@VasuNori1 Год назад

Engineering excellence! I wonder what other cool structures these architects built

@datawithvibhor Год назад

I would be terrified if i have to work in this building.

@descendinggod9740 Месяц назад

This made me wanna visit Chicago lol I had no idea such artistry existed there

@chrisclouds4182 Год назад

Structural engineering is amazing! Can't wait to go see this in person!

@yeowchongong5608 Год назад

Another great video. The area has changed so much, for the betterment…

@noodengr3three825 Год назад

I just traveled thru Chicago on my way home from India. I would have gone right by this masterpiece when taking the El from O'Hare to Union Station. I was dead tired and did not notice it. Next time I will

@KELLY-maybeiCudBeUrGirlfriend Год назад

Thank you for this GREAT video. And I'm sorry if I missed this but- What year was it built??? THANKS AGAIN

@jackgenewtf Год назад

I can see them incorporating this building nicely, if the movie "Wanted" was filmed today.

@___Me_ Год назад

99 Percent Invisible did an excellent podcast story ("Structural Integrity") on the Citicorp Tower design flaw.

@stewarthicks Год назад

Yeah, I really liked that episode.

@zackmarkham4240 Год назад

It looks cool and I'm sure they made some groundbreaking advancements, But, I'm sure it would have been easier, faster, and cheaper to just build a park in that area and build a normal skyscraper somewhere else in the city. It's really cool looking, though.

@LUIS-ox1bv Год назад

Nope. From someone who used to live nearby, the building fits in quite nicely. For 30 years, I always wondered why there wasn't a structure on that property. Glad for the quality infill.

@zackmarkham4240 Год назад

@@LUIS-ox1bv Didn't say it didn't fit in. Was just saying it probably would have been easier, cheaper, and faster.

@logantaylor8354 Год назад

It reminds me of Rainier Tower in Seattle.

@tortellinifettuccine Год назад

My mom, dad, and I went out on our boat on the river weekly, and we would see it progress over time, eventually saw it completed! Unfortunately boats are a rarity now on the river, unlike how it was back then, and now I'm off at college, and my parents moved back to Europe. Still hope to see a change one day, big enough to make me stay. I love Chicago, but with my eu citizenship, I cant ignore my higher prospects, at least until the fucking government recognizes me.

@kev3d Год назад

Lovely expression. Elegant. Chicago is known for it's beautiful architecture, but the question is why can't cities like Los Angeles, Denver, Dallas, and many others be similarly inspired?

@LUIS-ox1bv Год назад

A number of reasons can explain this, but one of them is location. The cities you cited, do not have financial cores situated by a massive body of water, with a river weaving its way through it, with two branches. The city's unrelenting grid pattern also gives it a neat appearance. Not to mention having a long tradition of executing quality buildings, by esteemed architects which can be easily observed from the streets or along riverwalks. While not all the buildings rise up to premium quality, Chicago has quite a high concentration of notable structures within a relatively small area, which are highlighted by it's flat topography and setting.

@mattimaranda9638 Год назад

This thing's gonna tip over someday.

@marcneef795 Год назад

If I was in that fitness centre, I would put down my weights very carefully 😅

@bundverb Год назад

Have a look at the Masonic Centre Sydney. It has an even more spectacularly small base

@atbattson Год назад

It looks somewhat similar at the base to the Cesar Pelli tower going in at South Station in Boston now.

@justinboudreau5266 Год назад

There’s a great building in Vancouver called The Cube..it’s base is tiny.

@absolutefoot4594 Год назад

That’s actually wild to look at

@tjjones33 Год назад

Chicago is such a beautiful city with the worst weather in the country

@evanserickson Год назад

Chicago is the most underrated big city in the USA

@LUIS-ox1bv Год назад

I felt that way when I moved there, way back in 1980. While I no longer reside there, my opinion of it being grossly underrated still applies. Even many of the long time residents in the city are not aware of how great their city is, and how much it has to offer.

@wannabetrucker7475 Год назад

Awesome bldg 👍🏼

@googleyoutubechannel8554 Год назад

When do you think the first large dynamically stable building will be constructed?

@marcitecture Год назад

We skip leg day, every day.

@stevemiller7949 Год назад

Astonishing. It all makes sense intellectually but it's still hard for me to accept. If Wright were alive and hadn't thought of it he would disparage it of course. Even some of his cantilevers give me pause -- he probably claimed he was echoing the limbs of oak trees? Remember that curved canopy at Fallingwater? The embodied energy a building like this takes seems immoral to me? People pay lip service to that issue, but are things changing? Very fascinating, thank you, well done.

@JacobKlippenstein Год назад

I've heard that the cantilevers at Falling Water weren't engineered correctly and had to be retroactively reinforced as well.

@UnbeltedSundew Год назад

That's a cool building.

@JuanSPRL Год назад

111 main in Salt Lake City is a good example to.

@warrend98 Год назад

And now I’m buying my kid a Mola kit. 👌🏽

@jefftucker1884 Месяц назад

I kept waiting for the description of the foundation that keeps the building from blowing over??

@HappyNomad33 Год назад

Is there a baffling system in the roof to offset sloshing of water from wind effects?

@cmorse813 Год назад

I feel bad for the maintenance guys that water tank is gonna be a f****** nightmare in about 15 to 20 years

@oldtechie6834 Год назад

No doubt this building is safe but I would not allow myself and my loved ones to get close to it.

@moonriseproductions Год назад

My only complaint with it is the bland grey rectangles on the side. Hire a mural artist and spice those up PLEASE

@kimmacdonald1678 Год назад

6:04 the arrows are wrong. that floor if under tension the arrows would point the other way. Maybe i am wrong i am not an engineer but that seems incorrect

@75aces97 Год назад

I walk under this building every time I walk to/from work. 😉

@Fairman25 7 месяцев назад

Whenever I see this type of structure, I wonder what would happen if someone rented out a floor of office space, then just put something like 10 tons of materials on one side of the building...

@wally7856 3 месяца назад

10 tons isn't very much. That's like 3 pickup trucks

@OBGynKenobi Год назад

Boston has a building known as the pregnant building, which has a similar structure.

@Zieman_Grace Год назад

Kitty cameo @ 7:03 :D

@stewarthicks Год назад

That's Monty.

@enroute6105 Год назад

Underneath is the north portal to Union station

@mariuszarszylo1476 Год назад

Too bad you couldn't see the water at the top. That'd be a really interesting thing to see.

@AnweshAdhikari Год назад

Insane!

@bobwoods1302 Год назад

I keep hearing the Bob Newhart theme song.

@johnpendarvis7885 Год назад

It's cantilevered, a building design over a thousand years old.

@onstructures Год назад

As a structural engineer, I enjoyed your description of the design. Buildings like these - with hard constraints - give people like me the chance to flex our muscles and show what careful design and detailing can do!

@tomevers6670 Год назад

You said that so sensually. Ty

@Heyu7her3 7 месяцев назад

I feel the same way about teaching K12 computer science... sometimes LOL

@usa1mac Год назад

Last time I was in Chicago I got to see this building. I appreciated what they did to maximize the ground level space for walkers along the river. It is cool to hear the details on why this approach was needed Keep up the outstanding work!

@peachulemon Год назад

I couldn't tell if it was on purpose or not when I saw it

@81caspen Год назад

I work for MKA, the engineering firm on this project, and in Rainier Tower, one of the buildings you referenced (which an earlier iteration of our firm also engineered). Nice to see our stuff in the public culture ❤

@stewarthicks Год назад

Awesome! I’d love to do a video with y’all sometime soon.

@jonathanm9200 Год назад

What did you guys found the building on? Is there bedrock close to the surface in that area? It's a lot of weight in a relatively small area looking at the photo of the core.

@johndododoe1411 Год назад

Is there something below the rail yard anchoring the tower's sideways to prevent it falling over? Because dampening isn't support.

@usmh Год назад

Could you help explain the stabilizing water at the top? Because that part felt really counter-intuitive. If wind is moving to the right it gives the building rightward momentum, so the building starts to move but is then held back by the water, BUT that would have to give some rightward momentum to the water itself too. So wouldn't the water then hit the right wall after a bit and make it more unstable?

@81caspen Год назад

@@usmh Thanks for the question, but my degree and profession is in accountancy. I just happen to work in an engineering firm.

@strongtowns Год назад

Always excited to learn from your videos, but this one in particular was so engaging- it was technical yet accessible and visually engaging. From the context, to actually GOING to the Goettsch firm, to talking to the people who designed it, to seamlessly adding analysis, and having a physical model?! I learned a ton without feeling patronized OR lost the entire time... do you happen to teach or something? Cheers, -Mike

@stewarthicks Год назад

You’re so kind!!

@BellaBellaElla Год назад

Strong towns and Stewart Hicks collab video when?!? :) :)

@wvlfboyy Год назад

I need to say, your channel REALLY helps me in my current studies. Really opened my eyes towards possibilities in architecture.

@joanabug4479 Год назад

I'll subscribe to that! I've actually been recommending it to my professors who otherwise don't have much power in say in our university, but who I deem to be better pedagogues than those above them. That's in hopes that myself and current/future students don't stay discouraged when they find out our school is lacking in ways... compared to universities abroad, to which not all of us have access unfortunately

@kor2525 Год назад

Same

@jimyoung7926 Год назад

I was just telling my father how this is my favorite building in Chicago due to the engineering I learned about on the architecture tour. So cool to see a whole video dedicated to it!

@tomanicodin Год назад

I love your channel. I have no engineering nor architectural background but I love learning about all you share. And you are doing it in a very friendly user way, very understandable for the one that lacks knowledge. Thank you :)

@kevinbailey8827 Год назад

I was in Chicago last week, and I noticed this building when we went to see if the river was still green. I pointed it out to my kids, but I didn't know anything about it. We thought it looked like a pencil.

@Ranch321 Год назад

When a building skips leg day.

@OlPurpleBeard Год назад

I worked in this building from its opening up until recently. A bit of what you covered was 'tribal knowledge' you'd pick up in short conversations in the hallways, but I still learned a lot! I noticed you didn't mention the partial collapse during construction in October 2015. I imagine the other experts weren't terribly excited to bring that up, but it was something I definitely kept in the back of my mind while working there. For a fantastic river view, try lunch or dinner at the restaurant downstairs, currently called 'Porter'. Keep up the great work!

@jmstrsn5148 Год назад

any links to the reports of the collapse ? I was there in sept. 15' and was wondering if they had gone too far with the design ? but the I beams were massive !! never saw beams that big . eventually I forgot about it in the sea of wonders that Chicago is in architectural volume.

@jmstrsn5148 Год назад

found a tribune report where the company said it was a concrete form failure 10' x10' vertical wall .that is not an uncommon event.

@2degucitas Год назад

Is the site really noisy due to the trains and traffic?

@ryanwright4686 Год назад

Downstairs? So I just keep going down? For a great view? Lol

@aredub1847 Год назад

partial collapse? you live in the suburbs by any chance?

@dereklawr Год назад

this is so fascinating to see as an engineer; instantly i thought about the lateral forces and the extreme overturning that must be created at the base. also fascinating to hear about a 1000plf beam, which certainly makes sense in that truss!

@-Taro- Год назад

I love seeing this kinds of situations create this kind of fluid creativity. I also think its really awesome that we got to see and hear from the actual architecture group who designed it.

@PYGolf Год назад

I have to say, Stewart's videos are some of the best content on RU-vid. Bravo

@_hanz73 Год назад

I can imagine being a photographer or an artist living in Chicago must be such a blessing, every where you look you just see something interesting to capture!

@ntatenarin Год назад

I love the bases of the skyscrapers in that area. One looks like the building is on stilts. Another has an oval shape taken out of the bottom and another curves with the river. This takes away from some of the monotony of just blue buildings all over the place.

@thomaswalsh4552 Год назад

My uncle was the project manager while it was being built; same guy that did 120 N Wacker, 155 N Wacker, and a bunch of others.

@Jdalio5 2 месяца назад

A project manager or THEE project Manger? There's a big difference

@MrMarkOlson Месяц назад

Actually, this building's entire weight is touching the ground. That is not "barely touching".

@PatrickAdairDesigns Год назад

Another amazing video! I live in Wolf Point East and have an amazing view of the “pencil” building. I’ve heard about the impressive engineering behind it, but I’ve never seen and heard such a detailed overview of it all! Thanks for the great content and keep it coming Stewart!!

@RANDALLBRIGGS Год назад

"Sits on the southeast side"? Seems like it's on the southwest side.

@dyl923gonz7 Год назад

your channel makes me want to visit chicago

@tanishsaxena3750 Год назад

i was using googles street view and that particular spot is mixed between 2011 and 2022 so if you move here and about you can see the existence of the rail yard and the building it is today

@SBKWaffles Год назад

Really interesting project! It's always fascinating to see functional constraints lead to unusual forms. I often find those solutions that much more creative and engaging than form for form's sake. It also reminds me of the Vancouver House by BIG, which takes similar site constraints but extends them to the form of the whole building.

@brendtoconnell6119 Год назад

I did a little stint with Goettsch Partners back in 2006 and worked on a few buildings in which we were eliminating corner columns and transferring loads back to the center core. The structural concept is nothing really new, except the construction logistics and site stockpile is unique. Good episode.

@ryanbone3537 Год назад

In 20 years of watching skyscraper construction in Chicago, 150 N. Riverside was by far the most exciting to watch. The logistical mastery involved in putting a skyscraper on this site is nothing short of genius.

@iiNaoki Год назад

Just wanted to point out that at about 2:50, you stated that Amtrak tracks were to the west, but then the visual showed the CTA L train & tracks running along the North(?) of the building... I realize it was ultimately to trace out the buildable width but it can be confusing to viewers not familiar with the area. CTA L train tracks are separate from Amtrak, to any non-Chicago viewers.

@BellaBellaElla Год назад

As always, I love your informative style and passion, it shows in every frame of your videos! Thank you once again for highlighting Chicago, my absolute favorite city!!!❤

@ajalfieri-crispin9336 Год назад

Yay! I’m glad you brought up the Rainier Building. It’s one of my favorite buildings, thoughI’d really like to know who told you that some of us Seattleites call Rainier Tower the Beaver Building. I’ve been here 9 years, and never once have I heard that moniker. Also the F5 building in Seattle actually leans out over the Rainier Club, which I think owns or owned the land that the F5 building was built on. It’s another interesting and attractive modern office tower. The chamfer taken out for the corner that leans over the Rainier Club is used as a design language for the whole building, so you get this weirdly trapezoidal rather than rectangular tower.

@gumbyshrimp2606 Год назад

This tower barely touched the ground, incredible!

@stevecooper7883 Год назад

Truly an engineering marvel. I'd love to see more of it's style, it appears so open!

@nascentnaga Год назад

its expensive to do@@stevecooper7883

@armandodemiguel7989 Год назад

As an engineer myself I would like to know what would happend if that structure got hit by winds close to its resonance point. Thank god it has skyscrapers around that can deflect the wind a bit, but IMO i wouldnt put this building in a wide space. 40 years ago, my company had to take down a boat unloading structure because of wind resonance in the north of spain.

@nascentnaga Год назад

dampers are involved to avoid that

@peterdieleman303 4 месяца назад

(Having a doctorate in physics myself,) I wonder if you watched the full movie.

@AaronRenner Год назад

I traveled to Chicago for the first time last spring and did an architecture tour on the river. This was one of the buildings they talked about and it was really cool to hear.

@venicebeachsportsnetwork6677 Год назад

The architecture tour is surprisingly fun

@simonbowden8408 Год назад

Excellent video Stewart. I remember when you had 200 views, now it's 300,000. Well done indeed for excellent & enriching content. And hats off to the engineers for that building. Often the architect gets all the credit, but in my experience the building design is a function of a) site constraints b) engineering solutions c) architect (& client's) vision. Constraints are very important imo otherwise some pretty mad ideas can get turned into concrete.

@Winspur1982 Год назад

River confluences have been the site of so many big cities in history (including the ancient Native metropolis of Cahokia). I like how the builders used this space, planting some trees in the garden. It's hard to imagine wolves when looking out on Wolf Point anymore ... but Chicago has so many dogs, so there is compensation. I will remember this as the "New Water Tower."

@TheGrandGanon Год назад

Wolf Point is actually named after a Potawatomi Indian.

@tmcb_ Год назад

Excellent look one of the most fascinating buildings in Chicago...the model demonstration with water damper is very informative! Would love to see one of these covering the nearby Boeing Building which was built with similar site constraints within the existing rail lines that also required unique engineering solutions.